Spring 2011
May
Graza ( Valeska Splendour In The Grass ) is WB for 2 points under judge Del Richards at Coeur d'Alene.
April
Gisela and Rijana ( Valeska Bistroi Bagrijana, Am. Can. CD, RA  ) earned 2 legs toward Rijana's CDX!
It's Can. Ch. Kuskaya's Igor  now; go Team Rhayne and Igor!
Mar
Young Igor ( Kuskaya's Igor ), owned by Robert and Susan Shaw,
Wolfwoods Borzoi   earned 4 more Canadian show points, for a total of 8 so far.

Winter 2010/2011
Graza ( Valeska Splendour In The Grass ) earns the award of

2010 BCOA Top Open Field Coursing Borzoi

Fall 2010
Nov
NACA Borzoi Fall Classic 2-day event, Graza ( Valeska Splendour In The Grass ), 2nd place overall.
NACA Borzoi Fall Classic Day 2, entry 11, 1st place, highest score of the weekend, 40 points.
NACA Borzoi Fall Classic Day 1, entry 13, 5th place tie, 2.5 points.

Oct
Yvonne made a trip to IL to visit Liz Duncan-Burge, Zanoza Borzoi; and
from a careful linebreeding of Liz's lovely and talented  Ukranian imports Kaya, ( Velikaya Knyazhna Iz Kitez Grada JC,LCM )
and Evik, ( Evpator Iz Kitez Grada JC,FCH ), we have a new pack member, Adin ( Zanoza Fantasy Ball ).
Many thanks for everything, Liz.
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Below, Mamma Kaya----Velikaya Knyazhna Iz Kitezh Grada JC, LCM
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NACA Breed event, entry 15, Graza ( Valeska Splendour In The Grass ) 1st place for 40 points,
Vigo ( Valeska Sing The Blues ) 2nd/3rd tie for 25 points.
The same weekend, Igor ( Kuskaya's Igor ), littermate to our Kuskaya's Ilay and owned by Robert and Susan Shaw,
Wolfwoods Borzoi   earned his first Canadian show points.

NACA breed event, entry 9, Graza ( Valeska Splendour In The Grass ) 2nd place for 27 points.
NACA open mixed event, entry 8, Graza 5th for 4 points

Sept
Zorki is now a Dual Champion, Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Indomitable, Can.FCh
 He completed his lure coursing title Sept 19, and his conformation title in July.
This makes 2 dual champions ( Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Intrepid Can.FCh.  and Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Indomitable, Can.FCh  )
and an obedience and rally titlist ( Valeska Bistroi Bagrijana, RA, Am.Can.CD )  for sire Zadar, ( Vega Shelk Shafran ),
and the same, plus an additional conformation champion, ( Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Incandescent ) for dam Vikhra ( Valeska We All Shine On ).

Summer 2010
Aug
Rijana is now Valeska Bistroi Bagrijana, RA, Am.Can.CD !
She had a really nice run the first day, score of 196, 4th place, and won the prize from the Alberta Sporting Hound Assn.
for highest scoring hound, both sight and scent, 10 entered.
The second day she anticipated the recall and nq'd, the 3rd day she had 183 and was highest scoring sight hound,
and the 4 day, finishing her title, she had a score of 185 and 2nd place. Rijana is owned, trained, conditioned and shown by Gisela Bailey.
She is pictured in Spring 2010 News, being the Funny Girl she is.
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July
Congratulations to Dr. Carol Hannon and Zorki-----NEW Can.Ch. Bistroi Valeska Indomitable
Zorki is the 3rd of Vikhra's children to finish their Can.Ch. title. Divo is a dual Ch.-----Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Intrepid Can.FCh.
Feya----Can.Ch.Bistroi Valeska Incandescent  is working toward her Can.FCh, as is Zorki.
All 3 are co-bred, owned, conditioned, trained, shown, and run by Dr. Carol Hannon, Bistroi Borzoi.

Another Vikhra daughter, Rijana----Valeska Bistroi Bagrijana, RA, CD , pictured in Spring 2010 News, recently finished her CD.
Rijana is owned, trained, conditioned and shown by Gisela Bailey.

Photo of Dr. Hannon and Zorki, below, courtesy Bill Cameron, Tandoori Borzoi

Vikhra, Valeska We All Shine On , is pictured below taking RWB at the 2006 BCOA National Specialty.
She was as beautiful as it is possible for anyone to be.
We are delighted about the accomplishments of lovely Vikhra's 3 year old children,
which couldn't happen without the hard work and dedication of their owners,
Dr. Carol Hannon and Gisela Bailey. You go, girls.

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This same weekend, our beloved Aza, Vega Shelk Shpinel, was lost at the Eagle CO shows when she worked the zipper of her soft crate open
while owner Peg Arnold was in the ring. A HUGE THANK YOU is in order to everyone who helped in the 12 hour search for Aza.
Every effort made was equally important, because any one of them might have been the one resulting in her return.
She was recovered thanks to the kindness of a local landscape gardener, who found her standing in the road, dehydrated,
exhausted, and unable to take another step on her painfully worn-out feet, which had no pads left.
It was 94 degrees in the air that day; who knows what the temperature of the asphalt she ran on was.
This kind man called for help for Aza, and stayed with her, protecting her from traffic, until Peg arrived.
Aza is recovering comfortably at home in her favorite spaces and positions, see below...
Peg, you go girl, too, and in the worst of circumstances. Photos courtesy Peg Arnold
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Congratulations to Robert and Susan Shaw, Wolfwoods Borzoi ,
on new family member His Igorness, formally known as  Kuskaya's Igor !
Photo of Igor and bird below by Rey McGehee

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